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Novation Summit £1,899

With its aftertouch-enabled keyboard, juicy new features and

twin Peaks, the new ﬂ agship from Novation sounds like a dream.

Dan ‘JD73’ Goldman scales the Summit!

CONTACT WHO: Novation WEB: uk.novationmusic.com KEY FEATURES Three ‘Oxford’ digital oscillators, each with four classic wave shapes

and 17 wavetables, 16-note polyphony, 52 knobs and eight sliders, two LFOs per-voice plus two global LFOs, three envelopes (two assignable), multimode

analogue ﬁ lter with four modes, poly-glide, mono/unison modes, analogue drive (pre/post ﬁ lter drive), digital reverb, delay and chorus

REVIEWS

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FM | REVIEWS Novation Summit £1,899 With its aftertouch-enabled keyboard, juicy new features and twin Peaks, the new flagship from Novation sounds like a dream. Dan ‘JD73’ Goldman scales the Summit! CONTACT KEY FEATURES WHO: Novation WEB: uk.novationmusic.
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Novation Summit | Reviews THE PROS & CONS + The five-octave keyboard with aftertouch feels premium Unique vibe with nicely textured analogue filter modes and plenty of modulation/shaping New Dual filter modes, dedicated FM section, bi-timbrality, stereo inputs, 16-voice polyphony and separate outs - Screen/navigation control should be more central No dedicated CV/ audio outputs over USB or sequencer Mod routings require some menu diving B ack in July 2017, I reviewed Novation’s Peak, their flagship h
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Reviews | Novation Summit THE ALTERNATIVES Korg Prologue 16 £1,320 A steal at the current price, Prologue 16 is a 16-voice analogue VCO-driven synth with beautiful digital effects onboard plus an arpeggiator and dual layers. Also features the ingenious userprogrammable digital multi-engine. korg.
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Novation Summit | Reviews it’s all kept to a minimum and it’s easy to dial in parameter changes with the three row select buttons, page buttons and data dial. The mod matrix itself is a breeze to use and ensures you can get very deep and complex with your mods for twisting your sonics. In addition, on the front panel you’ll find plenty of further mod options. For example, in addition to Envelope 1(amp) you have two further assignable mod envelopes (Mod Env.